Reading Nights 2022: “We’ll See: Campus Life in 2020”

Spotlight on the audio comic created during the UM artist residency.
Various venues (see the program).

In 2020, as university life was disrupted by the health crisis, Emilie Plateau, a comic book author and illustrator, and Ganaëlle Maury, a visual artist, were invited by the University of Montpellier to participate in an artist residency focused on the theme: “Campus Life in 2020.”

From their encounters and their sensitive, attentive, and sometimes amused observations, the audio comic book *On verra, la vie des campus en 2020* was born—a hybrid work combining drawings, sounds, and photographs that was published in December 2021.

The title of the comic book:

“We’ll see…”

A phrase that captures the unique and uncertain period the university community found itself facing from March 2020 to spring 2021.

“We’ll see…”—an intriguing phrase that catches our attention and draws us into this audio comic, inviting us to read and listen.

On the program for the Nights of Reading:

• Meet the author Ganaëlle Maury
  Faculty of Education – Carcassonne campus.
  Thursday, January 20, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., with artist Ganaëlle Maury in attendance at the conference room. Pick up your copy of the comic book, also available at the CRD.

• Audio-visual installations
  Sciences Library / Richter Library / Health Library
  Thursday, January 20–Saturday, January 22, 2022.
  Reading and listening areas have been set up where you can view, read, and take home your own copy of the comic book.

• Voice Workshop
  , Triolet Student Center.
  Saturday, January 22, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Workshop led by actress Marie Gutierrez.

• The comic book is available at the Art & Culture Office.
  Triolet Campus, Building 5, entrance across from the IAE.
  On Thursday, January 20, and Friday, January 21, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., come pick up a copy of the comic book at our office.

• Learn all about the comic book by clicking here.
  Visit the website dedicated to the making of the comic book, where you can see photos of the two artists’ journey, the workshops they led, and, of course, the comic book panels—available to read directly online!

This event is presented by the Art & Culture Department, in collaboration with the UM Joint Documentation Service and the Faculty of Education’s Cultural Office.

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